Sorry for confusion, but I completely neglected to consider C. hongkongensis. It would seem this is the closest candidate, but the fruit are still much larger than anything so far recorded. If it does turn out to be this species it would about as disjunct a population as the C. kousa kousa in Sikkim!!
Cheers Nick On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:51:36 AM UTC, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary wrote: > > Thanks Nick for digging this more deep. I agree that the fruits are much > bigger and leaves are different too. I could not guess the fruit's size > with the previous photos. Definitely it is not C. kousa ssp. kousa. Let us > know if you describe it as a new species. > > All the best. > > Regards, > Ritesh. > > On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 5:05:00 AM UTC+9, Paul Barney wrote: >> >> Dear all, >> We found this Cornus sp. on top of Khurrong Hill in Manipur on the site >> of a Japanese camp during WW2. The Cornus we large trees in amongst >> Quercus lamilosa forest. The majority of the fruit had dropped to the >> ground and shown no signs of turning another colour beyond green. Our >> guides >> ate the fruit although they were not quite ripe. They were clearly Cornus >> but not of a speciea I am familiar with. >> Kind regards >> Paul Barney >> >> Date/Time- 17 Nov 2012 10 am >> >> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Khurrong, Ukhrul, Manipur >> >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Woodland >> >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree >> >> Height/Length- Ht up to 10 metres >> >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- >> >> Inflorescence Type/ Size- not seen >> >> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- >> >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Fruit up to 4 cm >> >> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Edible. Eaten by >> the locals >> >> >> >> --
